Mental Health First Aid

“There was so much valuable information & I’m so much more confident now in dealing with someone suffering from a mental illness.”

Tracy Styles, Department of Finance & Deregulation

Learn What To Look For

Become familiar with signs & symptoms so you can help early

Know What To Say

Know how to minimise risk & not make it worse

Do The Right Thing

Take away ALGEE, a plan of action to help you respond

Why Mental Health First Aid

INNOVATIVE AND WORLD LEADING

Mental Health First Aid is a global innovative program that was inspired by the successful physical first aid model. Developed in Australia in 2000, it is regularly updated to ensure that is drawing upon the latest evidence base. The program is available in over 25 countries.

EVIDENCE-BASED

MHFA courses are based on the expert consensus, of people with lived experience of mental health problems and professionals, on what support a mental health first aider should provide. MHFA Australia has worked in partnership with researchers at the University of Melbourne, to develop guidelines for action that cover a number of mental health problems and crises.

INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED

The MHFA Program has been recognised with a number of Australian and international awards, including the THeMHS Medal. It has been recognised in the UK as an example of radical efficiency and has been listed in the USA by SAMSHA on their National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP).

Take The Guess Work Out Of Responding To Mental Health Emergencies

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What Is the Mental Health First Aid Course?

The 12-hour Mental Health First Aid course teaches adults (18 years and over) how to provide initial support to adults who are developing a mental illness or experiencing a mental health crisis. ​ 1 in 5 working Australians has a mental health problem, and our staff feel poorly equipped to handle a potential mental health crisis in their team.

Mental health emergencies can strike anybody at anytime and although more people are recognising the issue and trying to do the right thing, without proper training, they are still left feeling helpless when a crisis strikes.

Handle Emergencies

Armed with the understanding and techniques you’ll learn at the Mental Health First Aid course, you’ll feel confident that when you are called upon, you won’t let anybody down.

What’s the Investment?

How much are unseen mental health problems costing you now? How many of your employees keep quiet and don’t speak up? How many of your staff feel lonely & disengaged? A lack of attention to these matters could already be costing you a great deal.

Register your interest below or give us a call on +61 2 8935 3885 to find out more.

After you attend this Mental Health First Aid workshop, you’ll get FREE LIFETIME ACCESS to our Members Only Academy, packed full of videos, PDFs and tools to continue to grow your mental health knowledge.

“The course covers many aspects of Mental Health and given the participants greater knowledge of the illness and how to step your way through the process (ALGEE). I throughly enjoyed the course in its current content. No need to change. Thank you for your great interaction and passing on your knowledge”– Chris Bevan (participant)